Indianapolis Colts defensive end Cory Redding, shown here during the team's game against Cincinnati on Dec. 8, took an hour to get to the team's complex on Monday, twice his normal commute.

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Neither snow nor rain nor the worst winter storm to hit central Indiana in more than two decades kept the Indianapolis Colts from making Monday as normal as possible.

There was work to be done in preparation for Saturday's AFC divisional playoff match-up with the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. And that was over and above dealing with the extreme weather conditions.

"We still have a lot to get done," tight end Coby Fleener said. "Saturday's coming whether we like it or not, and whether the weather is great or cruddy. ...